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考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷446

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）本（题共2。题，每题

分,共20分。）

Today,atthepushofabutton,youcandownloadandprintih?wholeofDantesDivine

Comedy,usingonlyacomputer,anInternetconnection,apavingstoneofpaperanda

smallbucketofink.Technically,theserviceisfree,althoughitwouldbeeasierand

cheapersimplytobuythebook,whichcouldthenbereadinthebath,whilesavingon

printercartridgesandtrees.Thenewserviceisthelateststep:nthestatedgoalofoogle,

theInternetsearchengine,toorganizetheworldsinformationandmakeituniversally

accessibleandusefuland,althoughfewmayberushingtoprintouttheDigitizedDante,

itmarksanimportantdevelopmentinworldliterature.Forsonic,makingbooksavailable

onlineforfreedownloadreprssentsaparadisefound;others,includinganumberof

worriedpublishersandwriters,fearitmaypointthewaytotheninthcircleofhell.

ooglesBookSearchserviceisjustonepartoftheLibraryProject,inwhichtheInternet

enginehasteamedupwithlibrariesaroundtheworld,includingtheBodleianinOxford,

todigitizecollectionsandmakemillionsofbooksavailableandsearchableonline.At

firstsight,thenotionofalimitlessdigitallibraryseemsirresistible,asingle,free

repositoryaccessiblefromeverycorneroftheglobe.PartnersintheLibraryProjectsay

（hesystemwillenableuserstoaccessnotjusttheclassics,butalsomuchmoreobscure

works:forgottennovels,scientificaccounts,illustrationsandneglectedpoetry.Moribund

booksmaybebroughtbacktolife.Librariansareoftenfrustratedattheunseengemsin

theircollectionsgatheringdust.Nowthewholelotcanbedigitallystackedonanendless

virtualshelf,tobebrowsedbyanyonewithacomputermouse.Theproblemliesnotwith

digitalizingdeadorundeadbooks,butthepotential